Category: Hangouts & Events

This section brings you what is happening regarding social events around town. It also reviews theme nights in hangout places

  • Ebonies Set For UK Tour

    Ebonies Set For UK Tour

    Uganda’s leading drama actors group ‘The Ebonies’ will this August fly to the United Kingdom to launch their latest production ‘ENTUNNUNSI’ at Troxy Theatre in London and the Drum Theatre in Birmingham. While at Troxy, they will be joined by the Katikkiro of Buganda Peter Charles Mayiga to continue with the ‘TOFFALI’ fundraising.Some of the Ebonies actressesSome of the Ebonies actresses

    As they continue with their 2014 world tour, the Ebonies’ next stop will be Dubai. They will have come from Kigali, Rwanda in June; then London and Birmingham in the United Kingdom. From here they will go to Johannesburg, South Africa.

    This follows a very successful show in Dubai last year at Chi@the Lodge, The Ebonies are back with yet another block buster production, ENTUNNUNSI on the 30th of August 6pm at the Majestic Hotel in Bur Dubai.

    About Ebonies
    Established in 1977, The Ebonies are Uganda’s best-known drama group and are East Africa’s leading drama and Television group. The Ebonies have for the last 15 years been consistently voted as the most popular drama group as well as producers of the most popular Television series according to the Annual Polls taken by Uganda’s leading daily newspaper, The New Vision.

    The Ebonies boast with a full band, which plays all the music in theatre live. They have an array of musicians who compose, sing and perform live music. It is this combination of Music, Dance and Drama that has ensured that the Ebonies remain as the number one entertainment group in East Africa.Ebonies London show  PosterEbonies London show Poster

  • Arab Money Party Is Back

    Arab Money Party Is Back

    The themed party of Arab Money is back this year. The party didn’t take place last year after organizers got busy with other engagements.Arab Money Party advertising posterArab Money Party advertising poster

    But it has now been confirmed that the party is back and will take place at Bukoto based Cayenne Bar and Restaurant. The party organized by city socialite Sue O’chola de Roy aka Susan O’chola is slated for 18th December 2014.

    The organizers have promised the biggest ever Arab Money party this year.  Its comprises of champagne popping, entertainment, fun and lots of drinking and dancing.  Others members include the Fab Clan led by socialite and former fashionista Judith Heard. Watch the space!

  • Ex Miss Uganda Namiiro Rocks At Royal Ascot

    Ex Miss Uganda Namiiro Rocks At Royal Ascot

    Former Miss Uganda and Maria Namiiro TV show host Maria Namiiro showed again that she is getting higher each day by rocking at Royal Ascot last week in UK.Maria Namiiro (R) with a male pal at the social event

    Maria Namiiro (R) with a male pal at the social event

    The Royal Enclosure is at the heart of Royal Ascot. Entry to the enclosure is by sponsorship from an existing member who has attended in four previous years. Within this area, gentlemen are required to wear morning dress with a top hat and ladies must wear formal day wear.Namiiro (C) enjoying with friends Namiiro (C) enjoying with friends

    It was a dream come true for Namiiro as she rubbed shoulders Crème de la crème of United Kingdom at the function. Again this shows that her profile is going up day by day.10462808_10152052582931735_1688546792577557271_n

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  • Jose Chameleone Set For Club Silk Unplugged

    Jose Chameleone Set For Club Silk Unplugged

    Uganda’s number one singer Dr. Jose Chameleone is firing himself up for the biggest show this month. The singer is set to be Unplugged at Club Silk’s monthly show.Jose Chameleone with moneybags Sudhir

    Jose Chameleone (R) with moneybags Sudhir

    The club beer sponsored event will take place in Silk Royale this Thursday starting from 8pm. The singer’s Unplugged show is dubbed the biggest this year with hundreds of fans expected to fill the Industrial Area based nightspot for the show.

     

  • Basket 53 Movie Crew Hosts Fans On Ship Cruise

    Basket 53 Movie Crew Hosts Fans On Ship Cruise

    The Basket 53 ship cruise floating party organised by Havy media, advert and film production and sponsored by Heineken, Shark media, and Spirit was a success on Saturday. The party was organised to bring the fans and supporters of the movie ‘Basket 53’ together with intentions of promoting the movie. It was meant to give fans a chance to shake hands with the actors and actresses of the above movie before they head to the kitchen to do what they do best.

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    Basket 53 is the first ever basketball movie in Uganda from the makers of the first Ugandan dance movie called Game on. This movie features Francis Kasekende as the male lead who is a national basketballer and a former champion with the Kyambogo Warriors, he currently plays for KIU Titans and many other professional actors from the local scene like Okuo Prynce, Ampeire Daphine, Mutaka Ali among others.

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    Its the intention of Havy media to keep organizing such invents so that by the time this movie comes out, it has got to the hearts of Ugandans. This arrangement is the first of its kind by Havy media to give the movies underproduction enough market so that by the time the movie is out everyone knows about it and yarning to have a hold of it.

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    About The Movie:

    Basket 53 movie is based on true events with in the synopsis below.

    ‘Mugisha K. Junior (Francis Kasekende) a 25 year Old basketballer lives with his dad who was a basketball champion in the late 1980’s. K. Junior discovers he is deeply in love with his best friend Lindsay (Robin Kisti), and he needs all the support to attract his dream which the dad is against.’

    Havy Media posses the resources necessary to produce “BASKET 53.” while using our resources to give the film an overall ‘look’ of a feature, this will be accomplished through the use of our ‘connections’ within the industry to some of the finest and most expert individuals in the business.

    Our production team is second to none. From Kevin Kix Byaruhanga (Director) who shoots fast and always elicit creative performances that are on time and on target, right from his ‘GAME ON’ Movie the
    first ever Ugandan dance movie that the Ugandan movie market is yearning to have a grip on, to the Executive Producer Yvonne Nansinguza (Aka Sista Vich), to Robin Kisti and Gerald Namanya as Producers (Those two will put the money ‘on screen’ where it will do the most good), to Robin Kisti again who is the face of the NTV popular Login show as the female lead, to Francis Kasekende one of our own Ugandan top basketballers on the National team as the male lead.

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    Other several members of the cast have been active in the movie industry since 2007 under various teams i.e. Evolv Creations, Onyx Pictures, NTV productions and some have acted in other movies. For example; SRB the best movie of the year 2013, Game On, The Hostel; the renowned TV series. While others are the Cream de´ la´ Cream of the upcoming artists.

    We have assembled the best crew, beginning with our chief Sound engineer Mr. Edwin with his Masters in sound engineering, to Mr. Allie Mutaka a professional in light and Photography, moving on to Babangida
    Ibrahim with his creativity traits leading the Technical department. We have laid an extraordinary strategy for the best equipment; we are talking about ‘Goodenuff Production House’ that has superseded the entertainment industry with their two black magic cameras, the best lighting and sound tools, and the rest of the gear.

  • FUGITIVE!! Police Hunt Homosexual Student

    A 17 year old student who was arrested last month from his Busembatya village in Eastern Uganda has escaped from police cells in Mbarara over homosexuality.

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    The teenager has been identified as Samuel Egesa Naminya who has been practicing homosexual with fellow students in one of the leading schools in Eastern Uganda. Sources told Red Pepper snoops that Egesa is believed to have fled the country after police had clear evidence linking him with spreading the vice among the youth especially fellow students. “Egesa was only saved by one of the police officers who helped him escape from the cell after being beaten to near comatose,” a source told us. In Uganda homosexuality is a very big sin and whoever is nabbed practicing it gets jailed. Last year a football manager identified as Chris Mubiru at a leading local club SC Villa was picked like a chicken thief by police after a video of him leaked to police practicing homosexual with teenagers. Egesa’s parents and relatives have also disowned their own child in fear of backlash from the angry citizens.

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    An excited Parliament debated and overwhelmingly passed the Bill which criminalises sexual intercourse between same-sex partners. The legislation provides for a sentence of life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality, which covers gays and lesbians. A proposal to put the punishment to 14 years in jail was rejected by the House. According to the new law, a person commits homosexuality if he penetrates the anus or mouth of another person of the same sex with his penis or any other sexual device. The offence is also deemed to have been committed if he or she uses any object or sex device to penetrate or stimulate sexual organs of a person of the same sex or if he or she touches another person with intent to commit the act of homosexuality. “A person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for life,” the passed Bill reads in part.

  • FUGITIVE!! Police Hunt Homosexual Student

    A 17 year old student who was arrested last month from his Busembatya village in Eastern Uganda has escaped from police cells in Mbarara over homosexuality.

    Egesa is wanted by police over homosexual
    Egesa is wanted by police over homosexual

    The teenager has been identified as Samuel Egesa Naminya who has been practicing homosexual with fellow students in one of the leading schools in Eastern Uganda.

    Sources told Red Pepper snoops that Egesa is believed to have fled the country after police had clear evidence linking him with spreading the vice among the youth especially fellow students.

    “Egesa was only saved by one of the police officers who helped him escape from the cell after being beaten to near comatose,” a source told us.

    In Uganda homosexuality is a very big sin and whoever is nabbed practicing it gets jailed.

    Last year a football manager identified as Chris Mubiru at a leading local club SC Villa was picked like a chicken thief by police after a video of him leaked to police practicing homosexual with teenagers.

    Egesa’s parents and relatives have also disowned their own child in fear of backlash from the angry citizens.

    ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL

    An excited Parliament debated and overwhelmingly passed the Bill which criminalises sexual intercourse between same-sex partners.

    The legislation provides for a sentence of life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality, which covers gays and lesbians. A proposal to put the punishment to 14 years in jail was rejected by the House.

    According to the new law, a person commits homosexuality if he penetrates the anus or mouth of another person of the same sex with his penis or any other sexual device.

    The offence is also deemed to have been committed if he or she uses any object or sex device to penetrate or stimulate sexual organs of a person of the same sex or if he or she touches another person with intent to commit the act of homosexuality.

    “A person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for life,” the passed Bill reads in part.

  • Heineken closes UEFA Champions League Finals in Style   

    Heineken closes UEFA Champions League Finals in Style  

    Heineken’s epic UEFA Champions League campaign closed in style last Saturday when sponsors Heineken treated consumers and football fans to a night of great live screening.Heineken (5)

    In Kampala, Legends, Casablanca, Zone 7 and Panamera painted the town Heineken green while in Gulu fans thronged BJ’s, Entebbe had O’S Bar, Jinja had Bax bar on roll while Mbarara fans had their fair share at The Heat Club.

    The final that saw Real Madrid trounce Atletico Madrid 4-1 to lift the prestigious UEFA Champions League trophy also saw Heineken VIPs enjoy a live screening party unlike any other previously seen in Uganda.

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    Heineken Country Manager Uganda Juliana Kaggwa thanked consumers for the enormous support they have accorded the brand and recognised those who participated in Heineken’s 2014 Foosball Challenge, which saw the winners and owners of the winning outlets flown to the legendary Island of Ibiza where they watched the match in the company of other winners and VIPs from all over the world.

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  • Ex Miss Uganda Namiiro Takes On Charity, TV Show

    Ex Miss Uganda Namiiro Takes On Charity, TV Show

    After relinquishing her crown in 2010 you would think this former beauty queen will disappear, but she has surely not like most of our former beauty queens have.Former Miss Ugadan Maria NamiiroFormer Miss Ugadan Maria Namiiro

    Maria Namiiro currently has her own tv show that airs in UK on SKY television called ‘The Maria Namiiro TV Show’ where she focuses on Charity, Fashion, Beauty and International Celebrities. She has rubbed shoulders with the likes of Tank, Joe Budden, Robert Kool Bell from Kool and The Gang and The Dream to name a few. She has been seen at London Fashion week mixing with Crème de la crème.  Maria interviewing Tank R' N'B sensationMaria interviewing R’ N’B sensation Tank

    The former beauty is also very strongly active with her charity work and just this month she was part of a successful fundraising dinner at Nikhon Thai restraint at the Royal Docks, East London with the Ganda Foundation raising funds for Kilibedda Primary School and the Kawolo Hospital in Lugazi, Uganda.Maria Namiiro with Tevin CambelMaria Namiiro with Tevin Cambel

    With such a busy life and schedule, does she have time for a man? Our snoops and source tell us she is currently dating one high profile ‘muzungu’. We will keep digging to find out who this person is as this former beauty queen is very private with her personal life.

    Other pictures of her work are as below;Namiiro (C) during the Ganda Foundation Charity eventNamiiro (C) during the Ganda Foundation Charity eventNamiiro at a function Namiiro at a functionNamiiro at a fashion event Namiiro at a fashion event

     

     

     

  • Bebe Takes Concert To Serena

    Bebe Takes Concert To Serena

    Looks like Kampala Serena Hotel is taking over as the venue for singers’ concerts these days.Bebe Cool is the latest singer to take his concert to Kampala Serena HotelBebe Cool is the latest singer to take his concert to Kampala Serena Hotel

    Latest reaching Showbiz Uganda has it that the self-claimed big size singer Bebe Cool has joined the Serena bandwagon for concerts.

    He is set to have his latest concert dubbed ‘The Best Of Bebe Cool’ at Victoria Hall, Serena on 8th August this year.

    The singer revealed that his fans who want to attend the above concert will have to part company with 50K for ordinary, 100K for VIP and Shs2m for a table.

    Bebe Cool joins Juliana Kanyomozi who had a concert at Serena last year and Desire Luzinda who is also set have one there later this year in June.